2 Answers. A spiritual weapon (created by the spell of the same name) uses your bonus action for movement and attacking. It does not have its own actions, bonus actions or reactions. The Spiritual Weapon spell has a casting time of 1 bonus action and range of 60 feet.
Can spiritual weapon opportunity attack?
No, Spiritual Weapon can’t make Opportunity Attacks. As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the weapon up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a creature within 5 feet of it. Since Opportunity Attacks rely on using a Reaction, there’s no provision given by the rules for this to happen with this spell.
When to use the bonus action from spiritual weapon?
Suppose a character casts the spiritual weapon spell one round, then casts the invisibility spell the following round. Does using the bonus action from spiritual weapon to attack count as making an attack for the sake of ending the invisibility spell?
When does spiritual weapon use my own action to attack?
The spell has a casting time of ‘Bonus Action,’ and everything the Spiritual Weapon does takes place during the Bonus Action, so the cleric can still move and attack during the same turn in the round. Caution: you can’t use your action for the turn to cast a spell, unless it is a Cantrip with a time of 1 action (phn 202).
Can you cast a spiritual weapon multiple times?
You can technically cast Spiritual Weapons multiple times, as it is not a concentration spell, and each weapon will make attacks, and take AoO’s without using Bonus Actions, unless you move the Spiritual Weapons. Why are you assuming the conjured weapon automatically attacks whatever comes within range?
What can you do with the spiritual weapon spell?
You can attack with it on round 1 as part of casting the spell. You can also take some other Action during your turn on round 1,beyond using your bonus action to cast spiritual weapon. For example, you can Dash, Shove, Disengage, Dodge, Attack (with something else).
